JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) - An Arkansas man pleaded guilty Tuesday to first-degree murder in an alleged murder-for-hire conspiracy that left his son-in-law dead.

Carl Kelley, 59, is due back in court on Jan. 4, when prosecutors say they will recommend that he be sentenced to 35 years in prison.

Prosecutor Scott Ellington's office said Kelley admitted his role in a murder-for-hire conspiracy that led to the death of his son-in-law, Marc Despain.

Kelley, the gunman and another man were arrested shortly after Despain's death last year. Kelley's daughter and Despain's widow, Michelle Despain, has also been arrested and charged with capital murder in her late husband's death. She is scheduled to go on trial in February.